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GCAD seeks to invest in Aerospace companies that include manufacturers, assemblers, and distributors of aircraft and aircraft parts. Defense companies include producers of components and equipment for the defense industry, such as military aircraft, radar equipment, and weapons. Income-producing equity securities include U.S. exchange-listed common stock and preferred stock.
WCEO is an actively managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (including borrowings for investment purposes) in exchange-traded equity securities of U.S. companies that are led by a female Chief Executive Officer. The Fund expects to be primarily invested in components of the Hypatia Women CEO Index (the “Index”). The Index tracks the performance of exchange-traded equity securities of U.S. companies that have market capitalizations of at least $500 million and are led by a female Chief Executive Officer.
CLOA seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in U.S. dollar-denominated CLOs that are, at the time of purchase, rated AAA (or equivalent) by at least one of the major rating agencies or, if unrated, determined by the Fund management team to be of similar quality. The Fund's 80% investment policy is non-fundamental and may be changed without shareholder approval upon 60 days’ prior written notice to shareholders. The Fund may invest in CLOs of any maturity. The Fund may purchase CLOs in both the primary market (i.e., directly from arranging banks) and in the secondary market.
ENAV seeks to provide capital appreciation. The Fund is an actively managed ETF by Retireful, LLC (the “Advisor”) and designed for investors looking for long-term growth and who can tolerate large principal value fluctuations. The Advisor seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by using a tactical approach to invest in the various industry sectors that are found in the S&P 500 Index.
MEMX seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, which include borrowings for investment purposes, in the common and preferred stocks of companies located in emerging market countries excluding China. The Fund may also invest in companies located in developed countries or China; however, the Fund may not invest in any company located in a developed country or China if, at the time of purchase, more than 20% of the Fund’s assets are invested in a combination of developed market and Chinese companies. The Fund may concentrate its investments (meaning more than 25% of its assets) from time to time in a single country, with the exception of China.
ZSB seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in metals derivative instruments (“Metals Derivatives”) and, to a lesser extent in the equity securities of companies (“Metals Equities” and, together with Metals Derivatives, “Metals Investments”) that are economically tied to the metals that are necessary for “Electrification.” The Adviser believes that demand for certain metals will increase as the global economy undergoes a process known as Electrification. During Electrification, energy derived from sustainable sources such as wind, solar, and hydroelectric power will gradually replace energy generated by fossil fuels. The infrastructure needed to produce and store that energy as electricity in batteries (“Battery and Electrification Infrastructure”) will require substantial amounts of certain metals. As a result, Electrification may lead to rising prices for these metals over time.
KLIP seeks to provide current income by following a “covered call” or “buy-write” strategy. KLIP buys shares of the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (ticker: KWEB) and “writes” or “sells” corresponding call options on KWEB. Both KLIP and KWEB are benchmarked to the CSI Overseas China Internet Index, which tracks the performance of the investable universe of publicly traded China-based companies in the Internet sector.
PRFD seeks total return, consistent with prudent investment management, with a secondary objective of income generation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in a diversified portfolio of preferred securities and “Capital Securities.” “Capital Securities” include securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. financial institutions (including, but not limited to, banks and insurance companies) that can be used to satisfy their regulatory capital requirements. Preferred securities and “Capital Securities” may be represented by forwards or derivatives such as options, futures contracts, or swap agreements.
PRCB is an active ETF that invests in income securities diversified across multiple sectors for all-weather performance. Invests across sectors of the U.S. bond market, including mortgage-backed securities, corporate bonds, and other government obligations. The fund invests mainly in a diversified portfolio of investment-grade fixed-income securities with a focus on companies or issuers that Putnam Management, the fund’s investment manager, believes meet relevant environmental, social, or governance (“ESG”) criteria on a sector-specific basis (“ESG criteria”). The fund invests mainly in bonds of governments and private companies located in the United States that are investment-grade in quality with intermediate- to long-term maturities (three years or longer).
PHYD invests mainly in bonds that are below investment grade in quality (sometimes referred to as “junk bonds”) with a focus on companies or issuers that Putnam Investment Management, LLC (“Putnam Management”), the fund’s investment manager, believes meet relevant environmental, social or governance (“ESG”) criteria on a sector-specific basis (“ESG criteria”). The fund invests mainly in bonds that also have one or more of the following characteristics: (1) are obligations of U.S. companies or issuers and (2) have intermediate- to long-term maturities (three years or longer). The fund invests with a focus on companies or issuers that Putnam Management believes meet relevant environmental, social or governance (“ESG”) criteria on a sector-specific basis (“ESG criteria”). The fund may consider, among other factors, a company’s or issuer’s ESG criteria (as described below), credit, interest rate, liquidity and prepayment risks, as well as general market conditions, when deciding whether to buy or sell investments.
PPEM invests mainly in common stocks (growth or value stocks or both) of emerging markets companies of any size with a focus on companies that the fund’s subadviser, PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. (“PanAgora”), believes offer attractive benchmark-relative returns and exhibit positive environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) metrics. In evaluating and selecting investments for the fund, PanAgora employs a proprietary framework using quantitative models that identify companies that offer above-market return potential based on their ESG metrics, together with other proprietary factors measuring a company’s financial and operational health, and then construct a portfolio that integrates return potential and ESG metrics.
PPEI seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund invests mainly in common stocks (growth or value stocks or both) of companies of any size outside the United States with a focus on companies that the fund’s subadviser, PanAgora Asset Management, Inc. (“PanAgora”), believes offer attractive benchmark-relative returns and exhibit positive environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) metrics. In evaluating and selecting investments for the fund, PanAgora employs a proprietary framework using quantitative models that identify companies that offer above-market return potential based on their ESG metrics, together with other proprietary factors measuring a company’s financial and operational health, and then construct a portfolio that integrates return potential and ESG metrics.
PULT seeks as high a rate of current income as Putnam Management believes is consistent with the preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity. The fund invests in a diversified short-duration portfolio of fixed-income securities comprised of investment-grade money market and other fixed-income securities, including U.S. dollar-denominated foreign securities of these types, with a focus on companies or issuers that Putnam Management, the fund’s investment manager, believes meet relevant environmental, social or governance (“ESG”) criteria on a sector-specific basis (“ESG criteria”). The fund’s investments may include obligations of the U.S. government, its agencies, and instrumentalities, which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States (e.g., U.S. Treasury bonds and Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed bonds) or by only the credit of a federal agency or government-sponsored entity (e.g., Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgage-backed bonds), domestic corporate debt obligations, taxable municipal debt securities, securitized debt instruments (such as mortgage- and asset-backed securities), repurchase agreements, certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances, commercial paper (including asset-backed commercial paper), time deposits, Yankee Eurodollar securities, and other money market instruments. The fund may also invest in U.S. dollar-denominated foreign securities of these types.
GDEF seeks long-term growth of capital with lower volatility than equity markets. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes (measured at the time of purchase) (“Net Assets”) in a diversified portfolio of equity investments in U.S. issuers with public stock market capitalizations within the range of the market capitalization of the S&P 500 Index at the time of investment and other instruments with similar economic exposures. The Fund will employ a “Put Spread Collar” overlay strategy whereby the Fund simultaneously purchases a near-the-money put while selling (writing) an out-of-the-money call and put on the S&P 500 Index or other national or regional stock market indices (or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) that seek to track such an index). The Fund uses a variety of quantitative techniques, in combination with a qualitative overlay, when selecting investments.
The investment objective of GJAN is to seek to provide investors with returns (before fees and expenses) that match the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (the “Underlying ETF”), up to a predetermined upside cap of 15.75% while providing a buffer (before fees and expenses) against the first 15% of Underlying ETF losses, over the period from January 23, 2023, through January 19, 2024. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest substantially all of its assets in FLexible EXchange Options (“FLEX Options”) that reference the price performance of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (the “Underlying ETF”). The Fund uses FLEX Options to employ a “target outcome strategy.” Target outcome strategies seek to produce pre-determined investment outcomes based upon the performance of an underlying security or index. The pre-determined outcomes sought by the Fund, which include a buffer (before fees and expenses) against the first 15% of Underlying ETF losses and a cap of 15.75% (before fees and expenses), are based on the price performance of the Underlying ETF over an approximate one-year period (the “Target Outcome Period”).
CLOZ seeks to generate current income, with a secondary objective of capital preservation. The Fund is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that pursues its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings made for investment purposes) in collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”) that are rated, at the time of purchase, between BBB+ and B- or an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”).
FTBD seeks a high level of current income. Growth of capital may also be considered. Normally investing at least 80% of assets in debt securities of all types and repurchase agreements for those securities. Allocating assets across the full spectrum of the debt market, including investment-grade (those of medium and high quality), high yield, and emerging markets debt securities across different maturities. Investments will normally include U.S. government securities (including Treasury securities), investment-grade corporate and other debt, lower-quality debt securities (those of less than investment-grade quality, also referred to as high-yield debt securities or junk bonds), investment-grade securitized debt securities, floating rate loans, and other floating rate securities, inflation-protected debt securities, hybrid and preferred securities, contingent convertible securities, and securities of foreign issuers, including securities of issuers located in emerging markets.
TPMN is an exchange-traded fund that employs a propriety market-neutral investment strategy designed to seek income from its investments while maintaining a low correlation to the foreign and domestic equity and bond markets. The fund seeks to generate income from equities without equity volatility. It is designed to be an innovative solution to income generation in a low-rate environment, as well as an alternative income stream to fixed income.
MEDX is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that pursues its investment objective of investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in common stocks, convertible securities, warrants and other equity securities having the characteristics of common stocks (such as American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) and International Depositary Receipts (“IDRs”)) of U.S. and foreign companies engaged in medical research, pharmaceutical and medical technology industries and related technology industries, generally, with an emphasis toward companies engaged in cancer research and drug development, such as pharmaceutical development companies, surgical and medical instrument manufacturers and developers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and biotech and medical research companies.
SPAQ is an actively-managed exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) that pursues its investment objective primarily by investing, under normal circumstances, in special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”). A SPAC (also known as a “blank check” company) is an investment vehicle with no commercial operations that is designed to raise capital via an initial public offering (“IPO”) for the purpose of engaging in a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or similar business combination (a “Combination”) with one or more operating companies to be identified subsequent to the SPAC’s IPO. SPACs are often used as a vehicle to transition a company from private to publicly traded as an alternative to a more traditional direct IPO by a private company.
STXE is a passively managed ETF designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg Emerging Market ex-China Large & Mid Cap Index, which seeks exposure to large- and mid-capitalization equity securities across 24 emerging market economies, excluding China. The Index Components are aggregated together and ranked by total market capitalization. Each Index Component is subsequently assigned a weight based on its free float market capitalization. The weight represents the percentage amount of the Index Component as a percentage of the total Index. Starting with the largest free-float market capitalization, the Index is fully comprised once approximately 85% of the accumulated free float market-capitalization of the Index Universe is selected.
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